Inherency
- US policy inadequate – Water for the Poor Act 2005 not funded
misallocated, reorganization of foreign aid hurts water
- local governments put inadequate priority and transparency into water
Significance - SSA
- 50% no access to a safe water source
- 70% no access to improved sanitary water
Harms
- water borne diseases
also HIV/AIDS
- water as a cause of poverty
- development
- gender
- right to water
- indigenous persons
- soft power
Solvency
- Fund Water for the Poor Act
US key
- expertise in other parts of the world
- global leader to prioritize
- status quo privatization
- focus on small community projects, not big dams
Strategic Advantages
- topical – public health, foreign assistance
- big impacts
- diversity of advantages
- politics angle – already passed
- US policy inadequate – Water for the Poor Act 2005 not funded
misallocated, reorganization of foreign aid hurts water
- local governments put inadequate priority and transparency into water
Significance - SSA
- 50% no access to a safe water source
- 70% no access to improved sanitary water
Harms
- water borne diseases
also HIV/AIDS
- water as a cause of poverty
- development
- gender
- right to water
- indigenous persons
- soft power
Solvency
- Fund Water for the Poor Act
US key
- expertise in other parts of the world
- global leader to prioritize
- status quo privatization
- focus on small community projects, not big dams
Strategic Advantages
- topical – public health, foreign assistance
- big impacts
- diversity of advantages
- politics angle – already passed